{"id":2002823,"date":"2023-08-16T17:26:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T21:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reviewers-blown-away-after-hearing-rich-men-north-of-richmond-for-the-first-time-he-spoke-facts\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T17:27:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T21:27:44","slug":"reviewers-blown-away-after-hearing-rich-men-north-of-richmond-for-the-first-time-he-spoke-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reviewers-blown-away-after-hearing-rich-men-north-of-richmond-for-the-first-time-he-spoke-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviewers amazed by &#8216;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8217;: &#8216;He spoke truth&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freviewers-blown-away-after-hearing-rich-men-north-of-richmond-for-the-first-time-he-spoke-facts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2002823&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>In a Divided America,\u200b a YouTube Reaction Video Brings Hope<\/h2>\n<p>In \u200da deeply fractured and divided America, we need to\u200b find hope for the future of \u200cthe country at every opportunity, and something as \u2064simple as a YouTube reaction\u200d video can be such a glimmer of light in dark times.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, seemingly out of nowhere, the \u200bsong \u201cRich Men North of Richmond\u201d blew up, a viral sensation from Oliver Anthony, a former \u2064factory worker and alcoholic who found redemption in Christ from his addiction and despair.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/music-sensation-oliver-anthony-gets-record-offer-as-rich-men-north-of-richmond-soars\/\" title=\"Oliver Anthony's hit song 'Rich Men North of Richmond' leads to record deal.\">blue-collar anthem<\/a> of an increasingly marginalized and alienated American working \u200dclass had just been \u200cborn.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reviewers-blown-away-after-hearing-rich-men-north-of-richmond-for-the-first-time-he-spoke-facts\/\" title=\"Reviewers amazed by 'Rich Men North of Richmond': 'He spoke truth'\">bluegrass song crosses ethnic<\/a> and political lines \u200dand resonates with anyone who has ever struggled to make ends meet.\u200c One only has to visit YouTube \u2014 where the song has garnered 15 million views in just seven days \u2014 \u200dto read appreciative comments from listeners in Australia, Sweden, South Africa, Russia, Asia and every state of the union.<\/p>\n<p>It is no wonder, then, \u200cthat a group of \u200dblack music reviewers on the YouTube channel CartierFamily found so much in common with a red-bearded redneck from rural Virginia.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe spoke facts on that thing,\u201d one\u200c of the reviewers said after listening to \u201cRich Men North of Richmond\u201d for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>WARNING: The following video contains language that some viewers \u2063will find\u200b offensive.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This moment is rare in our culture today.<\/p>\n<h3>Are \u200dyou a fan \u200dof &#8220;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Completing this poll entitles \u2063you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt \u2062out at anytime. You also\u2064 agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>People of all backgrounds are acknowledging their unity \u2062\u2014 not an artificial unity\u200d created by globalists, and not that true\u200c unity of faith for which we yet strive, \u2062but the simple unity of those who toil for their daily bread\u2064 and can never seem to catch a break.<\/p>\n<p>The song\u2019s \u200clyrics get to\u2063 the heart of the matter perfectly:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been sellin\u2019 my soul, workin\u2019 all day<br \/>\n  Overtime hours for bulls*** pay<br \/>\n  So I can sit out here and waste my life away<br \/>\n  Drag back home and drown my \u200ctroubles away\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Anyone who has worked long hours in a factory, on a construction site, on a farm or even \u2062at the office can feel these words in\u2064 his gut.<\/p>\n<p>The chorus is no less profound:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLivin\u2019\u2063 in the\u2062 new world<br \/>\n  \u200d With an old soul<br \/>\n  These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-factory-worker-becomes-overnight-sensation-as-blue-collar-anthem-rich-men-north-of-richmond-blows-up\/\" title=\"Virginia factory worker becomes viral sensation with hit blue-collar anthem \"Rich Men North of Richmond.\"\">rich men north<\/a> of Richmond<br \/>\n  Lord knows they all just wanna have total control<br \/>\n  Wanna know what you think,\u2062 wanna know what you do<br \/>\n  And they don\u2019t think you know, but I know that you do<br \/>\n  \u2018Cause your \u200ddollar ain\u2019t s*** and it\u2019s taxed to no end<br \/>\n  \u2064  \u2018Cause of rich men north of \u200dRichmond\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Everyone in working-class America recognizes the real threat to their prosperity and liberty presented by a malevolent elite, both in big corporations and in the government, looking to censor and \u200dcontrol every aspect of their lives \u200cwhile robbing them of what little value their money already had.<\/p>\n<p>The elites can claim all they want that they\u2019re doing it for the betterment of the world, but average people know better \u2014 they know \u2063it\u2019s a scam for power and money.<\/p>\n<p>The second verse contains what some pundits have claimed is a \u201cright-wing\u201d complaint, but that is a lie; it really is just\u2064 a working man\u2019s complaint, plain and simple:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLord, we got folks in the street, ain\u2019t got nothin\u2019 to\u2064 eat<br \/>\n  And the obese milkin\u2019 welfare<br \/>\n  Well, God, if you\u2019re 5-foot-3 and you\u2019re\u200d 300 pounds<br \/>\n  Taxes ought \u200bnot to pay \u2063for your bags of fudge rounds<br \/>\n  \u200b \u2063Young men are\u200d puttin\u2019 themselves six feet in\u200b the \u200cground<br \/>\n  \u2018Cause all this damn country \u200cdoes is keep on kickin\u2019 them down\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No one who busts his butt all day\u2062 likes the idea that his tax dollars are going \u200dto people\u200b who can\u2019t work because\u2062 they eat too much \u200djunk\u2064 food. You don\u2019t need to be a right-winger to see how that would anger anyone who has enough drive to get himself to work every\u200b morning only to just scrape by.<\/p>\n<p>As seen in the CartierFamily reaction video, Americans both left and right, black and white have gotten\u200b behind this message. However, like every other topic in our culture, division has already started to creep in, \u2063as seen \u200cin a video \u2062released by The Hill yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the battle lines being drawn over something that need \u200dnot be political, we should stop to consider this brief acknowledgment of each other\u2019s\u2063 humanity.<\/p>\n<p>For a moment, we\u2064 saw each other once again as Americans. For a few short days, we were all just normal people \u200cwho work hard and expect others to do \u2064the same. Farmers, waitresses, miners, janitors, bartenders, ranchers, rail workers and\u2063 burger flippers, all united in their common humanity.<\/p>\n<p>So, I say,\u200b let\u2019s enjoy this moment while it\u2019s here, because if there\u2019s one thing we should all know by now, it\u2019s this:<\/p>\n<p>It \u200dwon\u2019t be here much\u200c longer.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reviewers-blown-away-hearing-rich-men-north-richmond-first-time-spoke-facts\/\">Reviewers Blown Away After Hearing &#8216;Rich Men North of Richmond&#8217; \u200cfor the First Time: &#8216;He Spoke \u200cFacts&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a divided America, hope for the future can be found in unexpected places. Even a YouTube reaction video can bring a glimmer of light in dark times. 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